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Re: I used Horowitz and Hill...

>>By the way, once again, what is your recommendation for a reference book defining the most precise quantum model for current flow in a wire?<<

Hi John. Sorry, I have no recommendation. That was never my area, and it's been 10 years or so since I've seriously studied a solid-state physics book. I would expect that any advanced textbook on the subject would be sufficient for your needs. I recall that Ashcroft and Mermin, a grad-level textbook, did a good job, starting with Drude theory then getting more sophisticated and dealing, in a reasonable way, with electron correlations and phonon effects. It's a slog, however. Took me two semesters to fight my way through it (though I'm pretty sure that metals were covered in the first term), even at a time when I was pretty good with the math.

There are some other folks on this board, I'm sure, that are more up to date than I am.

Cheers,
Jim


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